The term "shadow roster" sounds ominous, but it just refers to New England managing the back end of their active 53 players. Every team has a call list of available free agents, it just seems like Coach Bill Belichick and Co. get on the horn with more frequency than other teams do. Due to injuries … Continue reading Patriots Shadow Roster (We Think)
Three Up, Three Down on Patriots Coverage
It seems like a popular thing to do with various posts covering the Patriots is to list a few players who played well, and a few who were bad. They're called "stock watch" or "three up, three down" or other equally creative names. Seems like it could be done with media, too. Three Up Tom … Continue reading Three Up, Three Down on Patriots Coverage
Forethoughts On Four Games: First Quarter 2013
After a preseason that featured a contrast between early positive signs and a harrowing experience in Detroit (maybe not the first time that phrase has surfaced), New England starts the 2013 season with an intriguing mix of concern and potential. No matter what happens this year, we don’t expect boredom. The Patriots travel to Buffalo … Continue reading Forethoughts On Four Games: First Quarter 2013
Plagiarist Ruins Perfectly Good Rolling Stone Feature
Why'd you do it, Rolling Stone? After already angering much of Boston last month with the cover story on Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the magazine this time ruins an otherwise sterling feature on Aaron Hernandez by allowing plagiarist Ron Borges to sully the work of writer Paul Solotaroff. While Joe Sullivan was having his Boston Globe writers … Continue reading Plagiarist Ruins Perfectly Good Rolling Stone Feature
The Exaggerated Myth of Bill Parcells in New England
Let me begin this post by saying that I LOVED having Bill Parcells as coach of the New England Patriots, and wished he had stayed on. When he was hired by the Patriots, I was ecstatic, having found myself rooting for the Giants during several 1980's postseasons - mostly because of Parcells and LT. To … Continue reading The Exaggerated Myth of Bill Parcells in New England
Forethoughts On Four Games
This season on BSMW, we’ll provide some thoughts going into each quarter of New England’s 2013 campaign. We begin with one of our favorite months of the year, August, due to the preseason. No pressure. Low stress. Solid entertainment. The Patriots play at Philadelphia August 9, host Tampa Bay August 16, travel to what’s left … Continue reading Forethoughts On Four Games
Patriots Preseason Network Affiliates, Schedule, and Crew
The Patriots today officially announced the changes to their preseason telecasts. The longtime duo of Don Criqui and Randy Cross is no more, and the format is being changed to something new in the world of football broadcasts: According to Matt Smith, the executive producer of Kraft Sports Productions, the Patriots 2013 preseason game telecasts … Continue reading Patriots Preseason Network Affiliates, Schedule, and Crew
Searching For The Next Mosi Tatupu
It’s been a busy summer for the New England Patriots, for many of the wrong reasons. Now that training camp lies just around the corner (yes, please), we figured we’d get away from all that nasty business and start compiling a list of potential fan favorites for 2013. Whether or not you were a card-carrying … Continue reading Searching For The Next Mosi Tatupu
Top Ten Potential Replacements For What’s-His-Face
The Patriots must seek another pass-catcher after a certain Tight End Who Shan’t Be Named got released due to alleged “troubles.” Troubles. Suddenly we’re speaking about Foxboro the same way we described Belfast in 1982. In any case, our look at the ten players best suited to pick up the suddenly significant slack at tight … Continue reading Top Ten Potential Replacements For What’s-His-Face
Who’s The FA? UDFA!
New England has made an annual habit of holding on to at least one undrafted free agent (UDFA) who had to wait out seven rounds of the draft before booking a plane ticket. Below, we review some of the guys reportedly signed by the Pats who might want to check out properties in the Foxboro … Continue reading Who’s The FA? UDFA!
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